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U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today again pushed the Department of Veterans Affairs for answers on deadly security lapses at the West Palm Beach VA and other VA facilities across the country. [Read more…] about Mast Pushes For Answers On VA Security Issues
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) yesterday introduced two bills to help those who have dedicated their lives to serving our country. [Read more…] about Mast Introduces Two Bills To Help Those Serving Our Country
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today filed a discharge petition on H.R. 336, the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019. [Read more…] about Mast Files Discharge Petition On Pro-Israel, Anti-BDS Package
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) announced today he is introducing legislation named Harmony’s Law, which will help prevent hundreds of rapists—who were convicted and found guilty of rape in the military—from being freed from jail on a misconstrued technicality. [Read more…] about Mast Introduces Bill To Prevent Hundreds Of Military Rapists From Being Freed From Jail
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today introduced legislation, called the Hepatitis Exposure Prevention Act (or HEP A), to increase access to the hepatitis A vaccination by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer the vaccine for free in communities designated by the Governor of a state as at risk of a hepatitis A outbreak. [Read more…] about Mast Introduces Legislation To Make Hepatitis A Vaccine Free In At-Risk Areas
U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18) and Grace Meng (NY-6) today sent a bipartisan letter with 73 other Members of Congress to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan urging him to expand the Global Entry Program to Israel. [Read more…] about Mast, Meng Urge DHS To Add Israel To Global Entry Program
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today submitted his public comment to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the scoping process for the re-write of the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS), which dictates when and in what volumes the Army Corps discharges water from Lake Okeechobee to the coasts. [Read more…] about Mast To Army Corps: “LORS Has Been A Total And Absolute Disaster”
U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18) and Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen key protections for fisheries and promote responsible management of forage fish. [Read more…] about Mast, Dingell Introduce Forage Fish Conservation Act to Protect Marine Ecosystem and Fishing Economy
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18), who volunteered alongside the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) following his U.S. military service, and U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-30) today introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming support for collaboration among United States nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including faith-based organizations, and the IDF to deliver humanitarian assistance to Syrians, such as through “Operation Good Neighbor.” [Read more…] about Mast, Sherman Introduce Resolution Supporting Israel’s Humanitarian Aid Efforts in Syria
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee about the importance of funding the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, which consists of projects designed to restore the Everglades and combat harmful algal blooms (such as the EAA Southern Storage Reservoir). [Read more…] about Mast Testifies Before Congress To Secure Funding To Combat Harmful Algal Blooms, Restore Everglades
